[SOLVED] newbie - cant get settype() to work...

[nyzwerewolf]

hello all,

 

I am extremely new to php and so far I like it. Basically, I am in a section of my book where it teaches how to change the type of a variable using settype() function.

settype($variable_to_change, 'new_variable_type');

 

here is my code

<?php
$undecided = 3.14;
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />" // double
settype ($undecided, 'string');
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a string? " .is_string($undecided). "<br />" // string
settype ($undecided, 'integer');
echo "is " .$undecided. " an integer? " .is_int($undecided). "<br />" // integer
settype ($undecided, 'double');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'bool');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a boolean? " .is_bool($undecided). "<br />"; // boolean
?>

 

In my browser, it says the following error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in C:\wamp\www\sams\5\changing_variables.php on line 4

 

I followed the book.. can you please point out what exactly is wrong here?

Thank you!

[WolfRage]

You forgot to include ";" on line four and line six and eight.

<?php
$undecided = 3.14;
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'string');
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a string? " .is_string($undecided). "<br />"; // string
settype ($undecided, 'integer');
echo "is " .$undecided. " an integer? " .is_int($undecided). "<br />"; // integer
settype ($undecided, 'double');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'bool');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a boolean? " .is_bool($undecided). "<br />"; // boolean
?>

[WolfRage]

Sorry for the double post, I made an error on correcting it the first time.

[Philip]

  Quote

You forgot to include ";" on line four and line six.

<?php
$undecided = 3.14;
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />" // double
settype ($undecided, 'string');
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a string? " .is_string($undecided). "<br />"; // string
settype ($undecided, 'integer');
echo "is " .$undecided. " an integer? " .is_int($undecided). "<br />"; // integer
settype ($undecided, 'double');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'bool');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a boolean? " .is_bool($undecided). "<br />"; // boolean
?>

and line 2

 

<?php
$undecided = 3.14;
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'string');
echo "Is " .$undecided. " a string? " .is_string($undecided). "<br />"; // string
settype ($undecided, 'integer');
echo "is " .$undecided. " an integer? " .is_int($undecided). "<br />"; // integer
settype ($undecided, 'double');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a double? " .is_double($undecided). "<br />"; // double
settype ($undecided, 'bool');
echo "is " .$undecided. " a boolean? " .is_bool($undecided). "<br />"; // boolean
?>

 

 

Although, I would take a look at this comment

[nyzwerewolf]

oh geeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!! that was a stupid one... :-/

[WolfRage]

No Problem, can you mark it solved.

[nyzwerewolf]

  Quote

Although, I would take a look at this comment

 

cool! something new I learned! thank you!